Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Book Mobile





It's been awhile since I've written a Book Mobile post, mainly because I can't shake this exhaustion.  But, we seem to have a running theme in our house lately surrounding nap time and bed time and it's this wonderful series, the Good Night Our World series.

My husband bought Bea her first book on a business trip and it's now become a tradition for him (or her aunt or grandmother) to pick one up whenever they see one.  They all follow the same idea, telling about the sights to see in a particular location, but for some reason this series holds her attention like nothing else.  She goes back to them over and over, and not just the same one, she will alternate them as well (which is a relief to me).  And not only does she love for us to read them, but will sit for 30 minutes (a lifetime in toddler land) alone and "read" to herself.  So, based on all of this, I wanted to give them a shout out on my Book Mobile!

You can purchase them at most major online retailers and here's a link to the site.

Heather

Monday, October 17, 2011

I'm A Giant

For the past few weeks I've been reading a ton online about the "I'm a Giant" Dollhouse Challenge.  A lot of bloggers are participating, which of course got me to thinking that maybe Bea needs a dollhouse.  I don't think I'll be able to participate in the challenge (since baby no. 2 is due in a month and their deadline is Dec. 15) but I've started looking at dollhouses and furniture online.  I had absolutely no idea all of the amazing things there are out there!

I've started a Pinterest page (for anyone interested), but here are a few of the house choices I'm considering:





As you can tell, I've really only researched the M&D website.  They are all so cute and they come in unfinished wood so that you can paint them any color you desire.  I think my main issue with deciding (other than price, man are these things expensive!) is that when we moved to the burbs the house we moved into had an antique dollhouse in the garage.  We asked them to leave it, which they did, but according to T it's beyond repair.  Since I don't have a degree in dollhouse repair, I'm going to have to trust him (his father also took a look and declared the same).  The only thing that makes me keep asking is that it's HUGE!  I mean, 3 or 4 feet tall and 2+ feet wide.  How can I just give up on it?  

At any rate, if anyone has ideas for repair, please let me know!

Heather